links for 2009-03-16

"Is it possible to run an online-only local news site that serves a city's readers well while turning a profit? Is a digital news product a viable solution for cities whose papers can no longer afford to operate? We think so."

"What caught my eye, though, was that professional services firms were building up support for various SaaS applications such as Safesforce.com and GoogleApps. As such an ecosystem develops around software as a service, it’s clear to me that the phenomenon, which essentially requires trusting a service based in the cloud, heralds the eventual acceptance of actual cloud computing, where IT infrastructure is delivered from the cloud."